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There's a place at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore called Ale Mary's that makes these and you can get with chili or with bacon or sloppy joe mix and the cheese and they are so good I now make them at home

Most of the time if you end up at the Taco Burrito Palace that late no amount of grease will save you . I cant believe I used to eat there as much as I did because it was a dirty dingy hole in the wall place . It was also deliciously addicting .

I'm headed to a West Blocton ( that's near Tuscaloosa ) this week to see some buds and do some yard work for them . On Saturday I'm attending a my dads 70 birthday party in Birmingham Its actually a party for both of us , my 46 b'day is wendsday . I know my Buddy's and my dad well , so I'm going to stay on the treadmill all week to make room for all the food that I know I wont be able to resist .

Thanks Guys ... Ever since I found out I had diabetes I started cardio . When I was younger I was never one to exercise , now I'm a cardio junkie . As long as I keep it up I can eat anything I want in moderation .

Thanks Guys ... Ever since I found out I had diabetes I started cardio . When I was younger I was never one to exercise , now I'm a cardio junkie . As long as I keep it up I can eat anything I want in moderation .

I'm diabetic also, but I won't do cardio until I stop smoking. I tried it before, and almost passed out a few times. Do you smoke?

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I am 8 days smoke free today Betty . Its true cardio is much easier when you don't smoke , I can already tell a small difference in this short time . I not preaching here everyone is different but cardio has kept me off insulin and allowed me more freedom to eat what I want . also I have chronic pain syndrome and Its helped control my pain naturally . I am off pain meds for the first time in years . when I first got on the treadmill a year ago I could only do it at a slow walk for 10 to 15 minutes , I had to build up stamina . Now I run 3 miles in 20 minutes .

You know, last year I quit smoking for like three months and exercised almost daily, I was also able to get off Insulin; I still had to take the pills (Glucophage) but that's no big deal. Of course, when I started smoking again, there went my diet and exercise; hence, back to Insulin.

Good luck Jg. Maybe you can be my insipiration for stopping the cigs again.

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Bettylacy the bbque place in tuscaloosa is called "Dreamland" it now has several places in Alabama... 2 in Bham, 1 in Montgomery and the original in Tuscaloosa... Jim N Nicks bbque another resturant ...the sauce makes this place..

Bettylacy the bbque place in tuscaloosa is called "Dreamland" it now has several places in Alabama... 2 in Bham, 1 in Montgomery and the original in Tuscaloosa... Jim N Nicks bbque another resturant ...the sauce makes this place..

OMG! That's it! Yes, it really is the sauce. It's been 18 years since I've lived or been in Tuscaloosa. I wish they would bottle that sauce though, and that it was available up here in the North.

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get cinnamon from Costcoit is suppose to be natural antiviral anti bacterial and anti fungali don't think it would slow down hiv much but i think it is great in the intestines where many bugs can cause inflammation because hiv makes intestines more porousit is cheap and seems to make me more healthi don't feel bloated

All joking aside, the original list that started this thead is a good one, although I don't know about tea. And potatoes are actually not a healthy food, unless it can be shown that they really do inhibit HIV. As much as I like them, I have them rarely now. Maybe once a week I'll have a couple of small baked red skins topped with salsa, or onion sauteed in olive oil. Oh yeah, olive oil. That's healthy stuff too. I also try to have tomatoes in one form or another daily.

Another good food I don't think was mentioned is fat-free yogurt. I usually have it every day.

One of my guilty pleasures is potato's . I have Rosemary growing in my yard year round so I make oven baked Parmesan crusted rosemary potato's . I feel somewhat better about over indulging because they are not fried .